Posted on 12/30/2007 8:35:12 AM PST by imd102
No matter who becomes the next president of the United States, the American people have already won a great victory -- with the total disintegration of the once all-powerful Religious Right....
Today, the religious right has splintered into as many different factions as O.J. Simpson has alibis. Unable to find one candidate who fits the bill of being both true-blue on the issues and electable, America's ayatohlahs have divided their loyalties. Indeed, in some cases, they've even declared war against each other. The National Right to Life League has endorsed Fred Thompson, even though he opposes a constitutional amendment to ban Roe v. Wade and admits he goes to church only when visiting his mother.
James Dobson says he's not even sure Thompson qualifies as a Christian....
And, in one of the most bizarre pairings in politics, Pat Robertson, who blamed gays for Sept. 11 and prayed for a meteor to strike Disney World's gay pride parade, has endorsed Rudy Giuliani -- perhaps because he's counting on Giuliani to assassinate Hugo Chavez....
Merely entertaining Giuliani as a candidate demonstrates that, for many conservatives, political power counts more than Christian values. The Religious Right is dead. It never again will exercise the political clout it once had -- which is bad news for Republicans but good news for the republic....
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...
Bill Press is a bonafide idiot. Just so you know.
He’s one of the most hateful and vicious men ever born. Press was born in the wrong place and time. He would have enjoyed being with Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin in the Bolshevik Revolution.
He must be a truly miserable and unhappy man.
Stupid liberal..Fred is a Federalist about abortion.
Guess what godless Nellie, church happens even when you infiltrate and rip down the brick walls. So sorry to inform you that you don't have to go to a "Church" to worship God. Jesus did it out in the middle of nowhere.
This man is insane.
I'll hang this up in our locker-room to motivate us & keep us focused on the job ahead.
Now bow your head for a team prayer.
Wishful thinking from the loony left. The loony left has never been alive.
What has happened is a disagreement now over what to do with those attitudes. Some still want to criminalize and legalize everything; others want to change hearts and minds.
Contrary to popular analysis, the "evangelicals" are NOT "green," but rather a Christian left pretending to be "evangelical" has taken over green issues, much the way radical Catholics sided with the commies in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
I would warn people though that if you haven't noticed it, a "holier-than-thou" attitude among some conservatives/religious people is harming us badly. In OH in 2006, I personally know devout, VERY conservative Christians who didn't vote; who are so ill-informed they are anti-war; and who take the view that "both sides are corrupt so stay out of politics." Many of these people fund missions, are active in missionary outreach, but don't see any connection between politics and their "daily" life. I think some of these people are the types who jump on the Huckabandwagon; who will oppose Mitt JUST because he's a Mormon; and who "feel sorry" for illegals so it isn't an issue with them.
Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger, but I hear these views more than I should from such people.
A blessing would be an end to the sacrilegious, mean spirited left.
Press expresses the anti Christian bigotry of the left.
Unfortunately for Press, God, guns and gays are still effective wedge issues.
I don’t know who I want to smack in the mouth more...Press, or Colmes.
They’re both little whiny nancy’s.
This guy is an idiot. That is why we are known as the “Silent Majority”. Because we are a God fearing slightly right of center country (overall) even though us on this site are way right. We have jobs and families, so we do not have time to parade around such as the gay pride community does.
Right on..He’s has the brain of a gnat. Evcn Pat
Buchanan looked like a “Bill Buckley” when he was on
the tube with..the idiot. JK
It is not only anti-federalism, it is anti-First Amendment.
I can understand Fred's opinion Roe v. Wade's being bad law and should be struck down as even the very liberal Lawrence Tribe does. How is McCain/Feingold not also "bad law" even though it was upheld by the Supremes?
That vote by Fred and constitutional OK by the Supremes was much more recent than Roe.
Back when Crossfire started, old Tom Braden, a really decent old time liberal, had to do the snarling bit on CNN. Problem was he was agreeing with the right more and more and he and Pat Buchanan started agreeing all the time instead of fighting and arguing. Braden either retired or got canned.
Colmes believes a lot of his crap. But he is still a decent guy at his core.
We could really piss this guy off by praying for him.
Press was the chair of the California Democratic Party from 1993 to 1996.
Press needs attention his ‘big time’ days are over:
Since September 2005, Press has been hosting a daily progressive syndicated talk radio program which is broadcast in twenty three markets including some Air America Radio affiliates.
Since May 2005 he’s been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post.
Colmes is a moderate liberal and has potential...maybe even a few brain cells. :)~
Mr. Press is a very angry man. Being that angry probably makes his life very burdensome.
Bill Press is also a LIAR:
They’re at it again. Led by Rush Limbaugh, the Republican Party Smear Machine is back in high gear.
Rush smeared all members of the military who don’t support the war in Iraq by calling them “phony soldiers.” Next, he smeared Iraq veteran Brian McGough by comparing him to a “suicide bomber.” His latest target: 12-year-old Baltimore seventh-grader Graeme Frost.
The Religious Right's decreasing influence couldn't have come at a better time.
Apparently Bill has no tolerance for Christians or history...
What a maroon.
Politically challenged at the moment? Yes. Dead? No. Slurred by the MSM? Always.
Well now that we have established that our Business sector has been infiltrated by globalist Commies...maybe we don’t want big lobbyists with money like $oro$ controlling our political landscape. It’s called rethinking a position after the facts are in. No doubt Feingold wanted to shut up the Moral Majority, I suspect that Fred knew a little more about the other side of the coin before the rest of us. Hopefully he will come out with the full story on this in the days ahead.
Huffington Post:
Russ Feingold is a Bill Press ‘hero’:
introducing a resolution to censure President Bush over his illegal NSA wiretapping
Did Bush break the law? Yes! Does he deserve censure? Yes! So do it!
Refusing to hold Bush responsible, kissing Bush’s ass, makes Democrats look too soft.
And, besides, Republicans impeached - not censured, remember: impeached! - Bill Clinton for a hell of a lot less.
Waaaaaaa!!! Bill Clinton was: impeached!
He's also a low down rotten sob, imo.
Heh. You’re too kind.
What has happened is that a few political panderers to the "religious right" have come up short. I'd say good news, but nothing earth shattering.
Otherwise, exaggeration wishful thinking by Bill Press.
Since his party depends so much on monolithic voting blocks it's amusing he'd cheer the dissolution of one. They do love practicing divide and conquer politics.
Don't you remember the famous letter that Harry Reid wrote to Rush? There was quite a to-do over that.
Falls in tha category of better to keep your mouth shut than ...
Bill Press always was a bigoted idiot — This just proves it.
I believe that McCain/F was all about incumbent protection and keeping others like themselves in office and newcomers from being able to launch a campaign against them, especially at home in their own primaries. Mostly those guys never actually have any opposition even if they need to be gone, i.e. Byrd, WVA.
You obviously didn't read what I wrote. I said Press was lying about what Rush said.
And increasingly irrelevant.
Who is Bill Press?
Bill Press (born 1940) is a political commentator and author. Press was the chair of the California Democratic Party from 1993 to 1996. ...director of the California Office of Planning and Research under Gov. Jerry Brown.
....Since May 2005 he’s been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post.
Need I say more?
You have greatly exaggerated their death!
You seem angry. Things not going well over at Ron Paul campaign HQ?
If you grew up in LALA, as I did, and pay attention to politics and the talking heads, as I do, you’ll know, instinctively, that Bill Press is a whiny, sniveling, back stabbing, lying, pompous, know nothing, snot head.
Baxter Ward should have beat his face in when he had him up against the wall at ABC. :)
Geez, I must be in a violent mood this weekend. LOL
OOPS!—Nope, I guess I was skimming. Sorry about that!
I used to watch “Crossfire” and heard Press say that he, like Al Gore, actually studied for the ministry (or maybe the priesthood) before going into broadcasting. Kind of ironic when you consider how anti-God he appears to be today.
We’re all glad you have slain your imaginary demons, Bill. A possible topic for you to bring up at your next session, “Who are these American ayatohlahs? Does anyone see them except liberals? And why do they hate us?”
What drew me to visit freerepublic back in the late 90’s was the level of intelligents being shown by the members of freerepublic. All through the last days of Slick Willie, the folks were as accurate as a good hunting rifle.
Through the election of George Bush the first and second time the folks spoke with excellent insight.
I do wonder if all the pioneers that shared their years of experience is still around, is it me or is freerepublic still as active as it once was.
Did you mean evangelical Catholics here? Evangelicals I am familiar with do not fit your description.
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